Data Analyst, AML & Regulatory Compliance
About Nu
Nu is the leading digital bank in Latin America, serving 135 million customers across Brazil, Mexico, and Colombia. The company has been leading an industry transformation by leveraging data and proprietary technology to develop innovative products and services.
Guided by its mission to fight complexity and empower people, Nu caters to customers’ complete financial journey, promoting financial access and advancement with responsible lending and transparency. The company is powered by an efficient and scalable business model that combines low cost to serve with growing returns.
Nu’s impact has been recognized in multiple awards, including Time 100 Most Influential Companies, Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies, and Forbes World’s Best Banks.
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About the Role
As part of Nu's Regulatory Solutions team, you'll help protect the trust millions of customers place in us every day. Your work on KYC, Enhanced Due Diligence, and Judicial Orders analytics keeps our growth sustainable and our compliance airtight across Brazil, Mexico, and beyond.
You'll turn complex regulatory data into dashboards, hypotheses, and insights that guide how Nu meets its legal and customer obligations. Every trend you catch and every root cause you uncover helps us stay diligent, flexible, and resilient - the way Nu was built to be.
This is a role for someone who finds meaning in the details: turning ambiguous regulatory questions into clear, data-backed answers that shape how we serve our customers responsibly.
You'll be responsible for
Build dashboards and visualizations that surface trends and deviations in KYC, EDD, and Judicial Orders indicators over time
Identify and correlate relevant data sources (QuickSight, BigQuery, SQL) to formulate and test hypotheses about regulatory operations
Write optimized SQL queries to solve complex data problems across large transactional datasets
Apply Python, Scala, or similar languages to build repeatable, scalable analytical solutions
Lead root cause analysis independently, generating actionable insights without close guidance
Define processes that keep KYC, Registration, and Judicial Orders operations compliant with business, legal, and customer needs across Brazil, Mexico, and other LatAm markets
Guide the team tactically, aligning daily execution with the BU's strategic priorities and OKRs
Manage low- to medium-complexity projects end to end, delegating tasks and communicating progress to stakeholders
We are looking for a person who has
Required
Experience building dashboards and analytical visualizations using tools like QuickSight, BigQuery, or similar
Strong SQL skills, with experience solving complex problems in an optimized way
Programming experience in Python, Scala, or another general-purpose language
Familiarity with database modeling and architecture (Data Mart, Data Lake, Data Warehouse)
Experience conducting root cause analysis and translating findings into recommendations
Ability to abstract business concepts into quantitative metrics (KPIs, OKRs)
Clear, concise communication skills, with the ability to manage multiple stakeholders
Nice to have
Background in KYC, AML, or regulatory/compliance analytics, ideally across Brazil, Mexico, or other LatAm markets
Degree in Finance, Mathematics, Software Engineering, Statistics, or a related field, with quantitative or statistical modeling experience
Fluency in English and Spanish, written and verbal
Curiosity about AI, Machine Learning, and Data Science
Location for this opportunity
Mexico City, Mexico
Our Benefits
Chance of earning equity at Nu
Extended maternity and paternity leaves
Health and life insurance
Dental and Vision Insurance
NuCare - Our mental health and wellness assistance program
Nucleo - Our learning platform of courses
NuLanguage - Our language learning program
Holiday Bonus ("Aguinaldo") of 30 days of pay per year
17 days of paid vacation with 25% vacation bonus
Gym partnership
Food card
Work-from-home Allowance
Parental Consultancy
Relocation Assistance Package, if applicable
Work Model for this Role
This role is based full-time, on-site, at our Mexico City office.
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